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IMG_3535.jpg - The original structure was built in 1716, and the property has been operated as a hotel since 1889. In 1775, one of the Inn's original buildings was used as a storehouse for arms and provisions. When the British came to seize and destroy the supplies, the Minutemen met them at the North Bridge on April 19th for what became the first battle of the American Revolution. In the early 1800s the Thoreau family moved in. Henry David Thoreau resided there from 1835 to 1837 while he attended Harvard. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the building was used as a boarding house and a small hotel, named the Thoreau House after Henry's aunts, the "Thoreau Girls."

98 | The original structure was built in 1716, and the property has been operated as a hotel since 1889. In 1775, one of the Inn's original buildings was used as a storehouse for arms and provisions. When the British came to seize and destroy the supplies, the Minutemen met them at the North Bridge on April 19th for what became the first battle of the American Revolution. In the early 1800s the Thoreau family moved in. Henry David Thoreau resided there from 1835 to 1837 while he attended Harvard. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the building was used as a boarding house and a small hotel, named the Thoreau House after Henry's aunts, the "Thoreau Girls." | IMG 3535 | 10/24/10 10:57 AM | 1024x683px | 355kB Download Original Image
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i | Date: 10/24/10 10:57 AM | Resolution: 1024 x 683 | ISO: 200 | Exp. Time: 1/60s | Aperture: 5.6 | Focal Length: 33.0mm
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